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==Tactics==

~~No longer just the stepping~~-~~stone to the~~ [~~[Hulk]] it~~ was ~~before, the Retriever can now function as a solid medium~~-~~skill solo miner while you work up to the T2 ships~~. ~~It still can't match the yield of the Hulk or~~ [~~[Covetor~~]~~], but does have~~ the ~~ability~~ to ~~hold nearly~~ as ~~much ore as a jetcan~~, ~~making solo mining~~ a ~~much simpler affair than ever before~~. ~~Be wary~~, ~~though, as even~~ a ~~well-~~tanked ~~Retriever~~ is ~~still very vulnerable~~ to ~~suicide ganking. AFK mining~~ is, ~~as ever,~~ a ~~very poor idea~~.

* Suicide ganking is a popular play-style and miners are prime targets; cf. [http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/p/why-was-i-ganked.html Why Was I Ganked?] and [https://doc-04-6c-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/v9pdpmes0qerviban2cqac9ul25b8ta6/1393084800000/11635442794232655327/*/0BzjCcu1BF9zxa0FiT01wVm0yYlE?h=16653014193614665626 Suicide Ganking 101 slides]

** Fit enough tank to survive the ganker's DPS long enough for CONCORD to destroy the ganker; as of Rubicon 1.2, this means surviving a Catalyst's 728.2 DPS for 25 seconds--18,205 Void damage--in a 0.5 system

** Use and keep launched ECM drones

*** This lets gankers know that you are expecting them and implies you are tanked for them; this is deterrence

*** This provides a chance to break the ganker's target lock for 20 seconds

*** One Hobgoblin I is sufficient to destroy NPC pirates, leaving room for four ECM drones or three ECM drones and a salvage drone

*** Setting drones to aggressive lets them engage your aggressor without having to target-lock first [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Controlling_drones_(Guide)#Aggressive CCP Drone Guide]

** Fitting expensive meta modules may compel a duo gank due to their high-value loot chance

** Trade hubs (especially Hek) and ice belt systems are popular hunting grounds for gankers

* Mining in a fleet--even just two miners--provides boosts with [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Leadership Leadership skill] and [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Mining_Foreman Mining Foreman]

==Notes==

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 ==Tactics==
-No longer just the stepping-stone to the [[Hulk]] it was before, the Retriever can now function as a solid medium-skill solo miner while you work up to the T2 ships. It still can't match the yield of the Hulk or [[Covetor]], but does have the ability to hold nearly as much ore as a jetcan, making solo mining a much simpler affair than ever before. Be wary, though, as even a well-tanked Retriever is still very vulnerable to suicide ganking. AFK mining is, as ever, a very poor idea.
+* Suicide ganking is a popular play-style and miners are prime targets; cf. [http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/p/why-was-i-ganked.html Why Was I Ganked?] and [https://doc-04-6c-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/v9pdpmes0qerviban2cqac9ul25b8ta6/1393084800000/11635442794232655327/*/0BzjCcu1BF9zxa0FiT01wVm0yYlE?h=16653014193614665626 Suicide Ganking 101 slides]
+** Fit enough tank to survive the ganker's DPS long enough for CONCORD to destroy the ganker; as of Rubicon 1.2, this means surviving a Catalyst's 728.2 DPS for 25 seconds--18,205 Void damage--in a 0.5 system
+** Use and keep launched ECM drones
+*** This lets gankers know that you are expecting them and implies you are tanked for them; this is deterrence
+*** This provides a chance to break the ganker's target lock for 20 seconds
+*** One Hobgoblin I is sufficient to destroy NPC pirates, leaving room for four ECM drones or three ECM drones and a salvage drone
+*** Setting drones to aggressive lets them engage your aggressor without having to target-lock first [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Controlling_drones_(Guide)#Aggressive CCP Drone Guide]
+** Fitting expensive meta modules may compel a duo gank due to their high-value loot chance
+** Trade hubs (especially Hek) and ice belt systems are popular hunting grounds for gankers
+* Mining in a fleet--even just two miners--provides boosts with [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Leadership Leadership skill] and [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Mining_Foreman Mining Foreman]
 ==Notes==